| Show Commissioners Words May MayS S Indicate Future Policies COMMISSION fOR Official Says Body Not Likely to Consider Effect the Spokane Spokane Spokane kane Rate Decision May Have on Jobbing Territory Spokane Wash Oct 3 Inter state Commerce Commissioner C N Prouty yesterday made a statement at the hearing of the Spokane rate case that it is believed indicates certain certain tain tam policies the commission will wiIl pur pursue pursue pursue sue in rate regulation Commissioner Prouty Prout said I do not think the commission will give much weight to the effect this decision that on Spokane rates will have hac on altering jobbing territory It does not matter a great deal to the people of or Spokane whether they purchase their gooda through Spokane jobbers or through Jobbers from other points but it does concern them very much whether they are compelled to pay more for those commodities on account of the rates charged It appears plain that Spokane has hasto hasto hasto to pay for more things purchase d dhere here on account of the freight rate It may possibly be that this is jus justified justified by br the peculiar conditions If not the commission will be justified in ordering the rates reduced You gentlemen in Spokane can cannot cannot cannot not expect the commission to order the railroads to give you ou as low 10 rates on some of these commodities as the rail railroads railroads railroads roads gave gaye you five years ears ago The railroads fixed those rates because you ou men virtually compelled them to do doso doso doso so The commission cannot approach the question in that manner but must establish such rates as will be fair fairand fairand fairand and equitable as between the carriers the consumers and the producers of O Othe othe the commodities carried We cannot for instance give ghe you OU the same rate from New York that we give you OU from Chicago Maybe Ia be the representatives here for New York can show us some reason why we should do so but there Is none that I can see at present 4 i S o ot t y w I S SZ Z p pk pi k i 9 S 55 s sV V S Ss s S 14 S SS k S S v vi i 4 5 Y S 7 S J Jf f 44 S S S S S I V S a aS ae I 55 S e I S I e c 5 S 5 S 5 k C N U PROUTY Interstate commerce commissioner |
